Psalms 101
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David's vow and profession of godliness
Verse 1
WEB A Psalm by David. I will sing of loving kindness and justice. To you, Yahweh, I will sing praises.
KJV A Psalm of David. I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O LORD, will I sing.
TSK I will sing: ps 89:1, ps 97:8, ps 103:6-8, ps 136:10-22, ro 9:15-18,22,23, ro 11:22, re 15:3,4, re 19:1-3; unto thee: ps 71:22,23
Verse 2
WEB I will be careful to live a blameless life. When will you come to me? I will walk within my house with a blameless heart.
KJV I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.
TSK behave: ps 101:6, ps 75:1,2, ps 119:106,115, 1sa 18:14,15, 1sa 22:14, 2sa 8:15, 2ch 30:12, 2ch 31:20,21, jer 23:5,6; O when: ps 40:17, ps 143:7,8; walk: ge 18:19, de 6:7, jos 24:15, 1ti 3:4,5; a perfect: 1ki 9:4, 1ki 11:4, 2ch 15:17, isa 38:3
Verse 3
WEB I will set no vile thing before my eyes. I hate the deeds of faithless men. They will not cling to me.
KJV I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.
TSK set: ps 18:20-23, ps 26:4,5, ps 39:1, ps 119:37,113, ex 20:17, 2sa 11:2,3, 1ki 21:2-29, job 31:1, pr 6:25, pr 23:31-35, ec 6:9, isa 33:15, jer 22:17, ho 7:6,7, mic 2:2, mt 5:28, jas 1:13-15; wicked thing: 1ki 21:13; I hate: ps 97:10, ro 12:9; them: ps 14:3, ps 36:3, ps 40:4, ps 78:41,57, ps 125:5, ex 32:8, jos 23:6, 1sa 12:20,21, 1sa 15:11, isa 30:11, zep 1:5,6, ga 4:9, heb 10:39, 2pe 2:21, 1jo 2:19; it shall not: de 13:17
Verse 4
WEB A perverse heart will be far from me. I will have nothing to do with evil.
KJV A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.
TSK A froward: pr 2:12-15, pr 3:32, pr 8:13, pr 11:20; know: ps 6:8, ps 119:115, pr 9:6, pr 22:24, mt 7:23, 2co 6:14-16, 2co 11:33, 2ti 2:19
Verse 5
WEB I will silence whoever secretly slanders his neighbor. I won’t tolerate one who is haughty and conceited.
KJV Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.
TSK Whoso: ps 15:3, ps 50:20, ex 20:16, ex 23:1, le 19:16, pr 10:18, pr 20:19, pr 25:23, eze 22:9, 1co 5:11, 1ti 3:11, tit 2:3; an high: ps 10:2-4, ps 18:27, ps 138:6, 1sa 2:3, job 40:11,12, pr 6:16-19, pr 30:13, isa 2:11, da 4:37, ob 1:3,4, lu 18:14, 1pe 5:5,6
Verse 6
WEB My eyes will be on the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me. He who walks in a perfect way, he will serve me.
KJV Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me.
TSK Mine: ps 15:4, ps 34:15, ps 119:63, pr 28:28, pr 29:2, mt 24:45, lu 12:43,44, ro 13:1-4; that they: joh 12:26, joh 14:3, joh 17:24, re 3:20,21, re 21:3; in a perfect way: ps 119:1-3, php 3:12-15
Verse 7
WEB He who practices deceit won’t dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood won’t be established before my eyes.
KJV He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.
TSK He that worketh: 2sa 4:10-12, 2ki 5:26,27, pr 29:12, ac 1:16-20,25, ac 5:1-10
Verse 8
WEB Morning by morning, I will destroy all the wicked of the land; to cut off all the workers of iniquity from Yahweh’s city.
KJV I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the LORD.
TSK early: ps 75:10, pr 16:12, pr 20:8,26, jer 21:12, mic 3:1-4,9; cut off: ps 48:2,8, ho 9:3, mic 2:8-10, re 21:27, re 22:14,15